Carrying tray



, Jan. 9, 1923. 1,441,393

E. lA. BENISH.

CARRYING TRAY. Fl LED OCT. 27. 1921 lwlatenteddan. 9, lgli. v y j f l .l y l Nieren, stares sereni ermee.

EDWARD ln, nnnisir, or sT. Logins, nissonnr. y

n f cnnmr'rivc-ieiner. y' l l `plantation inea october k274,1921.L serial no. 510,535. To all "wko/m, 26 may Concern# of frame A. The reinforce elementslS Be it known that l,`ED\vARD A. BnNrsH, a are interchangeable and readily removed' ycitizen of the *United States, residing at St. flOIIl the frame and bottom 18 for purf Louis, State of Missouri', have invented cer- POSGS 0f replacement and repair.`

tain new and useful Improvements in Car- Iam aware that trays havingtlie general 60 Tying Tyayg, of which `the following is i :dimensions *andv carrying functions ofr the specification, referencek being had therein tov tray of my invention have .been ,made herethe accompanying drawing. 'y y y tofore, and .iny'invention therefore resides My invention relates to improvements in inthe described constructionby which with carrying trays. and has for its object to proj. il k:Ullllmlllf Wghi 0f f mlrfl l attain 65 vide a tray for hotel and restaurant purposes Strength andv f rigidity,l with facility Ifor having a lining impervious to moisture land Cl'lllDGSSy- Th@ trays Of thiS Class are Subvvhose corners are rounded to lfacilitate `jctedto.-severe usage vand to the carriage of cleansing, the tray .being formed withv eX- vWeight,greatlysi-nexcess ofthe weight of the i l5 terior corner `reinforce members and as ra tTfylSlf- All ell-metal tray being suscep-` 70 Whole being facile of construction and hav'- ,tblej t0 llcilCl'lng under its` load unless `the ing large carrying capacity with a minimum trayv itself is objectionably heavy,v and nonof Weight in the tray itself; `metallic trays being both too bulky andtoo. y heavy j for practical use kif made strong 4 l y y enough to carry the necessary load. pur- 75 Fig. 1 is a perspective vvieivoiz a itlfaylllpose of tliepresentinvention is to combine bodying my invention. y Itlierigidity offacomparatively light non- Fig.y 2 is a fragmental sectional elevation `metallic iframefivith the imperviousness and of the same taken on the line -2 of Fig. 1. Strength of a moigtumpr00f lining; as Well' 25k F ig.v 3 is a plan view showing the construc- 1S t@ provide 1(-by10unding the inner cor- 80 2 o Draw/ings.

tion of one corner of the tray. i nersifor rfacilenuishing, and'to'provide thej F 4e is a sectional plan view taken on readily removable.. and replaceable corner the line 4.--1- of Fig. 1. reinforce members above` described to fa# Fig. .5 is a perspective view. of the corner cilitate repairs.y l j reinforce employed in my invention.. The' handhold.openings 11 are provided S5l 'Fig 6 is a vertical sectional elevation ofV with the metallic lining 2311s showvnn Fi g. l the handhold employed in my invention. 6. The liningy'sheet 17 is preferably pro` Ddwbw. vided Withthe flange 24` surmountingktli'e y frame A and detacliably' fastened upon saidI j In the tray of my invention i employ a frame A, and atl the corners ofsaid sheet 17, 90 f rigid body composed of a rectangularframe gu'ssets 25 (integral jwith Said flange y 'v A, comprisingend memberslO having handare provided to the endof stiifening and rehold openings 11 and side members l2, Sind enforcing the `corner construction, asv shown.'v frame A havingaJ rectangular bottom'13 of in Fig 3;

40 slightly 'greater length and Width than the Having thus-described myjnventinjwhm; 95 n frame A, and detacliablyv secured to said ]claim new. and,desirev to secure by Let- :lrame A by screws 22. L K n ters Patent, is#- f j n Said frame A is provided at its inner ,-A's anew article of.manufacture a 'carry-.Q angles with horizontal roundingstrips 11i ytray comprising'anon-metallic :i'raineiand 15 and vertical strips 16, all of strips being so contoured on theirouter laces said frame;horizontal and vertical. roundas to form a support for the rounded corr ing strips mounted. in the inner angles of ners of the metallic moisture-prooflining1.7. said tray; a moisture-proof lining Withink The corners of the frame A are provided Asaid tray and having' av iiange` surmounting with the renfOlce element 18. formed' as ysaid vframe; and reinforce elen'ients einbrac- 105 shown to afford a fiange or base-,plateli be-` ing the corners of said fra-me, bottom andy i neath the bottom 13 and channels 20--20 (to lining, substantiallyl as described.` receive a cornerv of the bottom 13), the ele ln testimony whereof l hereunto affix my :EDWARD iranien.y

ment 18 having a top flange 21 to rest .uponI signature. the top of the frame A at one of the corners f id anoneinetalli'c bottom detachably secured to 10o 

